Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002) on Netflix
R20021h 22mDocumentarySport
Mark "Gator" Rogowski rises to the top of professional skateboarding in the 1980s, as the sport grows from a backyard pastime into a worldwide phenomenon. Alcohol and depression weigh on him.
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Skateboarding moves from Southern California backyards to a worldwide sport over the 1980s, and Mark "Gator" Rogowski becomes one of its leading professionals. He has a signature skateboard and, for a stretch, more coverage in skateboarding magazines and videos than any other rider. His drinking and his depression weigh on him as the decade goes on. Other skateboarders from those years give interviews about the era, and archival footage carries the sport and the culture from punk through the neon years of MTV. Music from bands of the period and an original score accompany the story, and Rogowski gives his own account of his life and career.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)
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- Alongside an original score by American composer David Reid, the film uses music from bands of the era and culture including A Flock of Seagulls, Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag and Naked Raygun.
- After its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, the documentary was released theatrically in more than 70 US cities, as well as in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
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